Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Friday 18th November, 2022

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 18th November 2022.

The PUNCH: In a move to protect the Independent National Electoral Commission assets ahead of the 2023 election, the Federal Government has deployed the Department of State Services’ personnel, soldiers, civil defence corps operatives as well as Federal Fire Service personnel in INEC offices nationwide. It has also directed the security services to enhance intelligence gathering, sharing and utilisation of the same to stem acts of political violence which have assumed an increasing dimension in recent weeks.

The Guardian: The Federal Government, yesterday, admitted to Nigeria’s status as the poverty capital of the world, when it disclosed that 133 million of its citizens are currently living in poverty. This figure represents 63 per cent of its population living in poverty, according to a survey conducted by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

This Day: The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has once more praised President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the new naira redesigning project, describing it as a significant process in the country’s fight against financial crimes and other forms of corruption as well as a major step towards economic recovery.Bawa also disclosed that the number of governors under close watch of the anti-graft agency over alleged money laundering has increased from the three earlier mentioned.

The Nation: There appears to be no end to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yesterday, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike reignited his feud with the party leadership. He accused the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of hypocrisy.

Daily Trust: The federal government has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are living in poverty. This represents 63 per cent of the over 200 million people in the country. Daily Trust reports that the measure used to calculate the figure was based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) with four components of health, living standard, education, security and unemployment.

Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.